据知情人士周日透露，日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎正安排在5月初访问菲律宾。此行旨在与菲律宾国防部长吉尔伯托·特奥多罗推进关于出口日本海上自卫队退役驱逐舰的谈判。
日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎计划在访问期间商讨提供日本海上自卫队退役的阿武隈级驱逐舰事宜。菲律宾海军高级官员已表示有意接收三艘舰艇，以应对中国在南海的日益强硬，马尼拉在该海域与北京存在领土争端。日本同样观察到中国船只多次进入其在东海尖阁诸岛附近的海域。此外，菲律宾也在考虑引进日本自卫队的03式中程地对空导弹。根据日本的防卫装备转移原则，驱逐舰等具有高杀伤力的武器出口仍受限制。不过，日本政府计划在本月晚些时候放宽这些限制，从而使向志同道合的伙伴国进行销售成为可能。作为美国的盟友，日本和菲律宾已加深了安全联系，日本此前已向菲律宾提供了空中和海岸监视雷达。在访问菲律宾之前，小泉预计将前往印尼会见国防部长沙弗里·沙姆苏丁。印尼也已表达了对日本海上自卫队退役驱逐舰和潜艇的兴趣。
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Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for talks to strengthen trilateral maritime security cooperation, South Korea's Navy said. The meeting included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, who held bilateral talks and a trilateral dinner. The discussions occurred amid Middle East tensions and U.S. requests for support in the Strait of Hormuz.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced on Tuesday a five-day trip to Indonesia and the Philippines starting Sunday. He described the move amid Japan's most severe postwar security environment. Koizumi is set to meet his Indonesian counterpart on Monday and Philippine counterpart on Tuesday.
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Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro reached a wide-ranging deal to promote defense equipment and technology cooperation. Japan is eyeing an early transfer of used warships and aircraft to the Philippines.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture by fiscal 2030. The island is just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, and the timing could shift based on facility improvements.
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At talks this week, Japanese and Australian defense chiefs warned that global crises, including in the Middle East, must not create a security vacuum in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said a shifting geostrategic environment is prompting the quasi-allies to rethink arms production cooperation.
South Korea and Japan are set to hold their first vice-ministerial "2+2" security talks in Seoul on Thursday. The meeting aims to boost cooperation on shared security concerns.
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A Japanese destroyer has acquired the ability to launch U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the commander of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet escort unit said. The Aegis-equipped Chokai completed refitting at a U.S. naval base in San Diego, California. It marks a milestone in Tokyo's efforts to bolster counterstrike capabilities amid regional threats.